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TASC Drama and Theatre Performance: Social Media

Guide to support students undertaking TASC courses in Drama

Social media references formatting guidelines

WHO. (WHEN).WHAT. WHERE.

References to social media should be reproduced (as much as possible) exactly as in the original, including spelling, capitalisation, special characters (e.g. hashtags, emojis), etc. Include the text (up to the first 20 words) and use a description of any audiovisual material in square brackets. If it is not possible to reproduce the emoji provide its name in square brackets (check for emoji names at http://unicode.org/emoji/charts/index.html).

Whenever possible, use the original post, not references to a post from another post.

Social media

Who. (When). What. Where. URL

Who: Author of article: full name or username, exactly as shown

When: Date of publication (YYYY, Month date)

What: Title of blog post - not italicised.

Where: Blog title - italicised. URL

 

► Blog posts follow the same format as other periodical publications eg newspaper and magazine articles.

Reference list:

Schmidt, L. (2020, May 29). Melbourne Blogback: The COVID Cronicles: Episode 1: the 6 rules of improvisation apply! Melbourne Playback Theatre Company Blog. https://melbourneplayback.com.au/blog/2020/05/melbourne-blogback-the-covid-cronicles/

In-text:

... (Schmidt, 2020)     OR   ... Schmidt (2020) said....

 

Who. (When). What [Medium]. Where. URL

Who: Author of tweet: full name and username, exactly as shown

When: Date of publication (YYYY, Month date)

What: First 20 words of the tweet - italicised. [Description of any attached media]

Where: Blog title - italicised. URL

 

► Tweets follow the same format as other social media posts.

► Include the text (up to the first 20 words) and use a description of any audiovisual material in square brackets.

► If it is not possible to reproduce an emoji provide its name in square brackets (check for emoji names at http://unicode.org/emoji/charts/index.html).

► Whenever possible, use the original tweet, not references from elsewhere.

Reference list:

Bell Shakespeare Company [@BellShakespeare] (2023, June 22) Did you love THE LOVERS? You're going to love ROMEO AND JULIET. Our pop-musical adaptation of A Midsummer Night's [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/BellShakespeare/status/1671782599465861120?s=20

In-text:

... (Bell Shakespeare Company, 2023)    OR   ... Bell Shakespeare Company (2023) tweeted...

Who. (When). What. Where. URL

Who: Author of Facebook post: full name or username, exactly as shown

When: Date of publication (YYYY, Month date)

What: First 20 words of the post, italicised. [Description of any attached media]

Where: Facebook. URL

 

► Facebook posts follow the same format as other periodical publications eg newspaper and magazine articles.

Reference list:

Theatre Royal, Hobart. (2023, June 26). muylatina Palawa | What's on this week 👇
Palawa Stories – a series of short films and panel talk with the filmmakers [Images attached]. Facebook. http://bit.ly/3NvWdrZ

 

In-text:

Theatre Royal, Hobart (2023) or (Theatre Royal, Hobart, 2023)

Who. (When). What. Where. URL

Who: Author of article: full name and username, exactly as shown

When: Date of publication (YYYY, Month date)

What: First 20 words of the post, italicised. [Description of attached media]

Where: Instagram. URL

 

► Instagram posts follow the same format as other social media.

Reference list:

Opera Australia [@operaaustralia]. (2023, June 19). It's opening night for Aida at @sydneyoperahouse! Lose yourself in sheer spectacle and a gripping tale of a love and [Video]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ctpl81AMr2k/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA

In text:

(Opera Australia, 2023)      OR      ...Opera Australia (2023)

References

Material in this LibGuide was created with the help of the following sources:

American Psychological Association. (2023). APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.) American Psychological Association.

University of Tasmania. (2023). Referencing and Assignment Writing guide: APA 7th ed. https://utas.libguides.com/referencing/APA7th